Background: It has been reported that liver function alterations occur in 8–38% of patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) treated with interferon-beta in controlled clinical trials or in prospective but non-controlled studies. We report herein a case of symptomatic liver dysfunction associated with two-year-period of regular interferon-beta-1a (Avonex®) intramuscular inje...

LENS implants may be classified according to the position of the optical part (posterior chamber lens, anterior chamber lens, pupillary lens), the material used (acrylic, silicate glass, quartz, one-piece lens, two-material lens), and the method of fixation (Binkhorst, 1962a, b). As fixation is obtained by contact of the haptic part of the pseudophakos with the ocular tissues, the subsequent st...

UNLABELLED BACKGROUND Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is responsible for considerable morbidity and mortality worldwide. The HCV genotype has a geographic distribution and an important role in clinical and histological outcomes. This study determined HCV genotypes and their related risk factors among patients from Khuzestan Province, Southwest Iran. METHODS In a cross-sectional study, 223 pat...